Miss Manners: Nobody acknowledges that it’s a very intrusive question

I’m expected to talk about my body parts with virtual strangers.

: I am the mother of two young children: a 2-year-old girl and a 5-month-old boy. How should I respond when people ask me if I am breastfeeding them?Miss Manners: I want her in my wedding party but my fiance has a problem with that

But people I barely know, women and men alike, will ask me if I am breastfeeding my children. I am a fairly private person, and I don’t really like to talk about my private body parts around people other than my husband or a medical professional. Typically, when I receive a gift, I mail a thank-you note the next day so I don’t forget. In this case, I truly cannot recall if I sent one or not.

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